60 MACWORLD JANUARY 2022
FEATURE REVIEW: i PHONE 13 MINIThe iPhone mini went from
the iPhone everyone wanted
to the one no one wants.
After intense anticipation,
the iPhone 12 mini reportedly accounted
for just 6 percent of iPhone sales in 2021,
so it’s somewhat surprising that Apple
decided to give the mini one more year.
While rumors swirl that the iPhone 14
(fave.co/3Cv6vBY) will nix the tiny iPhone
for good, it appears as though this is your
last chance to get a small iPhone that isn’t
the iPhone SE. But should you?
In essence, the iPhone 13 mini is identical
to the iPhone 13 (fave.co/3dl4OfD), save for
its smaller size and therefore smaller battery
and shorter battery life. This summary review
will focus primarily on those differences.DESIGN AND DISPLAY
The 13 mini features a 5.4-inch OLED
display, the same size and resolution as
the iPhone 12 mini. The notch is narrower
than last year, but not dramatically so, and
Apple hasn’t implemented any obvious
changes in iOS’s interface to take